- Mohamed Salah's lone goal was all Liverpool needed to progress to Champions League round of 16
- They finished second on Group C table after beating Serie A giants Napoli at Anfield on Tuesday, December 11
- Napoli will play in the Europa League when the knockout stages commence next year while Red Star Belgrade crash out of the championship
Liverpool are through to the next round of the UEFA Champions League following their 1-0 win over Napoli at Anfield.
Egypt international Mohamed Salah's lone strike in the 34th minute ensured the Reds survived the scare of the Serie A giants in the game.
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Jurgen Klopp's men were unsure of their chances before the meeting having gathered just six points after five matches.
With Napoli and Paris Saint Germain occupying the first and the second positions on the log after the same number of matches.
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However, with their slim victory on the night, they finished second behind French League side PSG on Group C table.
The Parisians on the other hand thrashed FK Crvena Zvezda 4-1 at the Stadion Rajko Mitic on match day six to finish at the summit of the table with 11 points.
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While Liverpool and Napoli were tied on points but the Premier League side progressed after scoring more goals in the process.
Legit.ng recalls that Liverpool reached the summit of the Premier League table following their 4-0 win over Bournemouth over the weekend.
Mohamed Salah scored three times while Steve Cook's own goal completed the victory for the Reds as they maintained their unbeaten run in the EPL.
They will hope they can maintain that position until the end of the season in a bid to win their first English topflight title in decades.
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